Brewocracy Now was not cancelled this week due to the holidays. Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro returned from a short vacation and joined Taylor Clark as they discussed developments with the Fort Worden PDA as well as fielded a listener question about the possibility of housing on the some portion of golf course.

Taylor Clark was joined by Emma Bolin, Director of Planning and Community Development, and Adrian Smith, Long Range Planner for the City of Port Townsend. We discussed next steps in the process to develop and refine the 2026 Comprehensive Plan. An Active Transportation workshop will be held at the Uptown Senior Center in the Community Center at 620 Tyler Street starting at 5:30pm on January 15, 2025.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Jeff Bohman of the Peninsula Trails Coalition. We talked about the history and future of his organization and of the Olympic Discovery Trail.

Taylor Clark and John Mauro welcomed Chimacum Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Mauk. We had an interesting discussion about change management – the process of having a vision of the future and then encouraging a good faith dialogue about what changes might be needed to move in that direction.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Mari Mullens, Executive Director of PT Mainstreet and Jeannine Kempees, a PT Mainstreet board member and owner of About Time Clothing & Shoes. We talked abut the upcoming events taking place in both downtown and in Uptown. We also talked with Deputy Mayor Amy Howard about the training she has been doing with the Association of Washington Cities (along with Council Members Rowe and MickHager). We also got an update on the new Equity, Access, and Rights (EAR) Advisory Board.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark heard from Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro about three ‘C’s: the CARES Program, Capital Projects, and Community Services.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Director of Public Works Steve King about the work going on on Lawrence Street and also Tyler Street: sidewalk improvements, drainage and rain gardens, trees and also future pavement plans. There’s a QR code literally on the sidewalks that you can scan for more information.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro discussed the ‘elephant in the room’, namely the recent articles in the Port Townsend Leader about City Manager Mauro.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Tanya Barnett, Program Executive for Social Responsibility at the Olympic Peninsula YMCA and we learned about the new Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) that will be using the former KPTZ studios at the CIty’s Mountain View Commons.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark sat down with Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro and Mayor David Faber for our quarterly get together, this week during the KPTZ fund drive. We talked about the importance of community radio, and David fielded an interesting question about housing.